I'm not about to disrespect the guy with a 'meh...', but I don't get a lot of the hero-worship here. He was a decent actor, but a bit of a one-trick pony. I never got into the Sopranos. Tried a couple of times, but it didn't do it for me, and I'm a fan of gangster films. It is sad that he passed away at only 51.

I think people are mourning Tony Soprano more than they are James Gandolfini.

Hey, what? No, that wasn't my only point. That may have been Sammy's point, but not mine. He was a good actor, as I said, but I genuinelyt think that people are only sad because it's Tony Soprano, not because it's James Gandolfini.

Of course we're sad primarily because of the iconic role he played and was known for, it's not like any of us knows James Gandolfini the PERSON in real life, for Christ's Sake. Nobody mourns a celebrity death for the person, even if they think they do. Comments like "I don't get a lot of the hero worship here" are best left out of online obituary threads. No matter what anybody thought of him as an overall actor, he absolutely nailed the role of Tony Soprano, and I don't care if you didn't like the show; a ton of people did.

RolandDeschain wrote:Of course we're sad primarily because of the iconic role he played and was known for, it's not like any of us knows James Gandolfini the PERSON in real life, for Christ's Sake. Nobody mourns a celebrity death for the person, even if they think they do. Comments like "I don't get a lot of the hero worship here" are best left out of online obituary threads. No matter what anybody thought of him as an overall actor, he absolutely nailed the role of Tony Soprano, and I don't care if you didn't like the show; a ton of people did.

This is exactly what I thought, and almost typed out the same response, even with identical wording in places. Great minds think alike.

I even thought of the thread a few weeks back when Edith Bunker died. Was anyone on here mourning her for anything other than her portrayal of a dutiful, faithful, loving wife to that infamous ignorant bigot, Archie?

Actually, it's life. Or in this case, death. My brother getting hit by a motorcycle and dying one late Saturday night when he was 20 year old, that was stupid. Gandolfini had a good, full life.

It'll happen to everyone, so like I said..... it's life.

It's the stupidest part of life. And I'm happy for you that you've gotten to a place where you're able to just accept death as a part of life, I really hope I can get there one day. But for now I hate it. I hate death and everything about it. And I think it's stupid.

From everything I've heard about James he was a great, kind, lovable person. And he played one of the greatest, most iconic rolls in television history. I'm genuinely sad he's dead. And I don't give 2 shits how anybody else feels about that. RIP.

RolandDeschain wrote:If your only point is to come in here and crap on a celebrity who just died, (yes, Jazz/Sutz/Peaches, that's exactly what you did) then please just stay out.

No, I didn't. And for one who craps on every thread he sees, that's damned ironic of you to criticize. Fact is, I'm sad he died, and it always worries me when one of my generation passes away, especially when he's younger than me. Tho not a huge fan of 'The Sopranos', I've always liked and admired his work.

Actually, it's life. Or in this case, death. My brother getting hit by a motorcycle and dying one late Saturday night when he was 20 year old, that was stupid. Gandolfini had a good, full life.

It'll happen to everyone, so like I said..... it's life.

It's the stupidest part of life. And I'm happy for you that you've gotten to a place where you're able to just accept death as a part of life, I really hope I can get there one day. But for now I hate it. I hate death and everything about it. And I think it's stupid.

From everything I've heard about James he was a great, kind, lovable person. And he played one of the greatest, most iconic rolls in television history. I'm genuinely sad he's dead. And I don't give 2 shits how anybody else feels about that. RIP.

Well, I just dealt with my dad dying 5 months ago. I hated everything about it. But the fact is, it's gonna happen to us all.

Jazzhawk wrote:No, I didn't. And for one who craps on every thread he sees, that's damned ironic of you to criticize. Fact is, I'm sad he died, and it always worries me when one of my generation passes away, especially when he's younger than me. Tho not a huge fan of 'The Sopranos', I've always liked and admired his work.

So, ef you too. Your post was very prick-like.

Yes, you did. If you went to a random funeral and the son of the person in the casket at said funeral said "This is so stupid", hating the fact that his mother or father just died, and you replied with what you did here - "Actually, no, that's life." You'd get punched in the face. It may not have been your intent, but intent is irrelevant and the fact of the matter is that your response was disrespectfully cheeky in an "X has passed away" thread. I've also not once ever trolled or crapped on any thread about anyone who has passed away. Even people I don't like, I have more respect than that for; so, I guess you know where that "ef you too" can go.

Jazzhawk wrote:No, I didn't. And for one who craps on every thread he sees, that's damned ironic of you to criticize. Fact is, I'm sad he died, and it always worries me when one of my generation passes away, especially when he's younger than me. Tho not a huge fan of 'The Sopranos', I've always liked and admired his work.

So, ef you too. Your post was very prick-like.

Yes, you did. If you went to a random funeral and the son of the person in the casket at said funeral said "This is so stupid", hating the fact that his mother or father just died, and you replied with what you did here - "Actually, no, that's life." You'd get punched in the face. It may not have been your intent, but intent is irrelevant and the fact of the matter is that your response was disrespectfully cheeky in an "X has passed away" thread. I've also not once ever trolled or crapped on any thread about anyone who has passed away. Even people I don't like, I have more respect than that for; so, I guess you know where that "ef you too" can go.

I completely disagree, but I'm done with being drawn into your stupid arguments that you always do. Later.

Jazzhawk wrote:Well, I just dealt with my dad dying 5 months ago. I hated everything about it. But the fact is, it's gonna happen to us all.

Yeah, I remember you going through that. It's tough. I don't remember if I offered you my condolences then or not but you were in my thoughts and prayers. I worry about my dad dying every single day so it hurts when I see somebody else go through it.

It is indeed stupid and it's a fact of life and those who are grieving could get a bit torqued hearing someone suggesting it's a fact of life, mostly cuz they could also overreact if one said the sun was up on a sunny day. I find it's easier to take if you take Jazz' viewpoint, but many do not... to each their own. I lost my mother, my home and my father-in-law in a 6 month period and taking it as it was helped. What is clearly important is the need to move on, but not necessarily right after the shovels are put away.

As to Gandolfini, he was much more than just Big Tony.

Journalism is dead, it's been replaced by creative writing aka fake news.Critical thinking is pretty much dead too. I miss the hearsay rule. The concept of "ethic" has been stripped from the Journalism curriculum.